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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/10
months
The
Kaiko
hell
felt
last
like
san
three
to
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
2
0
/14
She
beavering
and
been
saving
away
every
earned
her
yen
work
at
has
she
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
3
0
/20
with
money
a
while
borrowed
back
a
and
off
slipped
lot
leaving
Keiko
the
then
husband
of
debt
Her
quietly
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
4
0
/21
time
him
she
could
prayed
lay
for
she
foolishness
one
she
him
month
one
could
into
more
so
such
meet
For
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
Then
the
met
an
how
back
about
she
they
money
and
pay
the
to
with
fast
at
arrived
company
agreement
loan
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
6
0
/11
she
is
money
all
to
Now
do
back
pay
the
wants
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence